| 单词 | less |
| 释义 | lesslessless2 determiner, pronoun a smaller amount OPP more: Most single parents earned £200 a week or less.parentearnlittle多数单身父母每周挣 200 英镑﹐或者更少。engines which use less fuelenginelittle省油的引擎less thanI live less than a mile from here.little我住的地方离这儿不到一英里。less ofShe spends less of her time abroad now.spendlittle她现在在国外的时间少了。We saw less and less of each other.seelittlelittle我们见面越来越少。Phrasesno less used to emphasize that the person or thing you are talking about is impressive: The award was presented by the mayor, no less.bepresentlittle颁奖的正是市长本人。no less than something used to emphasize that a number is surprisingly large: The USA was importing no less than 45% of its oil.beimportlittle美国使用的石油至少 45% 依赖进口。Word Choice: less or fewer?You use less before an uncountable noun:We’ve had less rain this year.havelittle今年雨水偏少。The journey takes less time.takelittle行程时间短了。You use fewer before a countable noun that is used in the plural:In those days, there were fewer cars on the streets.daybecarstreet那时候街上没有这么多汽车。 |
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